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eg. Harry -Potter
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eg. Harry AND Potter
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eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
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NOT
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eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
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" " (double quotation marks)
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eg. "Harry Potter"
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* (asterisk)
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eg. 'Pot*er'
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Celebrating Australian Women Writers
Posted March 15, 2012
A bold initiative is underway to recognise excellent writing by Australian women. The Australian Women Writers Challenge is a read and review group in which you, as an avid reader, can participate.
Australian Women Writers and its 2012 Reading and Reviewing Challenge were created in response to a perceived gender bias toward male writers in awards and to participate in the 2012 National Year of Reading and also to raise awareness for a planned literary prize for Australian women writers, The Stella Prize.
If you're wanting to know of a few Australian women writers, we've put together a small selection for you below:
| NON-FICTION | |
| Monica Dux | |
| Jane Gleeson-White | |
| Kerryn Goldsworthy | |
| Ros Moriarty | |
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| ROMANCE | |
| Anna Campbell | Midnight’s Wild Passion (ARRA Favourite Australian Romance Author 5 years running) |
| Lisa Heidke | |
| Cathryn Hein | |
| Shona Husk | |
| Rachael Johns | One Perfect Night |
| Karly Lane | |
| Fiona Lowe | Boomerang Bride |
| Jenny Schwartz | Three Wishes |
| Helene Young | |
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| CRIME FICTION | |
| Miranda Darling | |
| Yvette Erskine | |
| Jaye Ford | |
| Sulari Gentill | |
| Kerry Greenwood | |
| Angela Savage | |
| PM Newton | |
| Nicole Watson | |
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| FICTION | |
| Claire Corbett | |
| Sophie Cunningham | |
| Anna Funder | |
| Eva Hornung | |
| Wendy James | |
| Gail Jones | |
| Melanie Joosten | |
| Emily Maguire | |
| Gillian Mears | |
| Paddy O'Reilly | |
| Favel Parrett | |
| Jane Sullivan | |
| Kirsten Tranter | |
| Charlotte Wood | |
| Alexis Wright | |
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| FANTASY/SPECULATIVE FICTION | |
| Jo Anderton | |
| Tara Moss | |
| Meg Mundell | |
| Sara Panck | |
| Tansy Rayner Roberts | |
| Kaaron Warren | |
| Kim Westwood | |
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| YOUNG ADULT | |
| Alexandra Adornetto | |
| Cath Crowley | |
| Rhiannon Hart | |
| Margo Lanagan | |
| Marianne de Pierres | |
| Jessica Shirvington | |
| Alison Stewart | |
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